noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/
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Canada, General-American:/ˈʃɛɹˌhoʊl.dɚ/
Australian:/ˈʃeːˌhəʉl.də(ɹ)/
Australian:/ˈʃeːˌhɐʉl.də(ɹ)/
New-Zealand:/ˈʃeəˌhɐʉl.də(ɹ)/without the cheer–chair merger
/ˈʃiəˌhɐʉl.də(ɹ)/New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Shareholders are the real owners of a publicly traded business, but management runs it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stockholder, shareowner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: investor
Narrower terms: stockholder of record
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English share Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English holder English shareholder From share + holder.
Across languages
Translations
122 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
aksioner
— one who owns shares of stock
Arabic:
مُسَاهِم
(musāhim)
— one who owns shares of stock
Arabic:
مُسَاهِمَة
(musāhima)
— one who owns shares of stock
Armenian:
բաժնետեր
(bažneter)
— one who owns shares of stock
Armenian:
փայատեր
(pʻayater)
— one who owns shares of stock
Armenian:
ակցիոներ
(akcʻioner)
— one who owns shares of stock
Azerbaijani:
səhmdar
— one who owns shares of stock
Azerbaijani:
payçı
— one who owns shares of stock
Bashkir:
акционер
(aktsioner)
— one who owns shares of stock
Basque:
akziodun
— one who owns shares of stock
Belarusian:
акцыяне́р
(akcyjanjér)
— one who owns shares of stock
Belarusian:
акцыяне́рка
(akcyjanjérka)
— one who owns shares of stock
Bengali:
শেয়ারহোল্ডার
(śeẏarhōlḍar)
— one who owns shares of stock
Bulgarian:
акционе́р
(akcionér)
— one who owns shares of stock
Bulgarian:
акционе́рка
(akcionérka)
— one who owns shares of stock
Burmese:
အစုရှင်
(a.cu.hrang)
— one who owns shares of stock
Burmese:
ရှယ်ယာရှင်
(hraiyahrang)
— one who owns shares of stock
Catalan:
accionista
— one who owns shares of stock
Catalan:
accionari
— one who owns shares of stock
Chinese Cantonese:
股東 /股东
— one who owns shares of stock
Hakka Chinese:
股東 /股东
(kú-tûng)
— one who owns shares of stock
Chinese:
股東 /股东
(zh-min-nan)
— one who owns shares of stock
Chinese Mandarin:
股東 /股东
(gǔdōng)
— one who owns shares of stock
Czech:
akcionář
— one who owns shares of stock
Czech:
akcionářka
— one who owns shares of stock
Danish:
aktionær
— one who owns shares of stock
Danish:
aktieejer
— one who owns shares of stock
Esperanto:
akciulo
— one who owns shares of stock
Estonian:
aktsionär
— one who owns shares of stock
Finnish:
osakkeenomistaja
— one who owns shares of stock
French:
actionnaire
— one who owns shares of stock
Galician:
accionista
— one who owns shares of stock
Georgian:
მეპაიე
(meṗaie)
— one who owns shares of stock
Georgian:
აქციონერი
(akcioneri)
— one who owns shares of stock
German:
Aktionär
— one who owns shares of stock
German:
Aktionärin
— one who owns shares of stock
Greek:
μέτοχος
(métochos)
— one who owns shares of stock
Gujarati:
શેરહોલ્ડર
(śerholḍar)
— one who owns shares of stock
Hebrew:
בַּעַל מְנָיוֹת
(bá'al menayót)
— one who owns shares of stock
Hindi:
शेयरधारक
(śeyardhārak)
— one who owns shares of stock
Hindi:
अंशधारी
(añśdhārī)
— one who owns shares of stock
Hindi:
हिस्सेदार
(hissedār)
— one who owns shares of stock
Hungarian:
részvényes
— one who owns shares of stock
Icelandic:
hluthafi
— one who owns shares of stock
Ido:
acioniero
— one who owns shares of stock
Indonesian:
pemegang saham
— one who owns shares of stock
Irish:
scairshealbhóir
— one who owns shares of stock
Italian:
azionista
— one who owns shares of stock
Japanese:
株主
(kabunushi)
— one who owns shares of stock
Kazakh:
акционер
(aksioner)
— one who owns shares of stock
Khmer:
កូនហ៊ុន
(koun hun)
— one who owns shares of stock
Korean:
주주
(juju)
— one who owns shares of stock
Northern Kurdish:
pardar
— one who owns shares of stock
Northern Kurdish:
hesadar
— one who owns shares of stock
Kyrgyz:
акционер
(aktsioner)
— one who owns shares of stock
Lao:
ຜູ້ຖືຫຸ້ນ
(phū thư̄ hun)
— one who owns shares of stock
Lao:
ຜູ້ຖືຮຸ້ນ
(phū thư̄ hun)
— one who owns shares of stock
Latvian:
akcionārs
— one who owns shares of stock
Latvian:
akcionāre
— one who owns shares of stock
Lithuanian:
akcininkas
— one who owns shares of stock
Lithuanian:
akcininkė
— one who owns shares of stock
Macedonian:
акционе́р
(akcionér)
— one who owns shares of stock
Macedonian:
акционе́рка
(akcionérka)
— one who owns shares of stock
Malay:
pemegang saham
— one who owns shares of stock
Māori:
kaiwhaipānga
— one who owns shares of stock
Mongolian:
хувьцаа эзэмшигч
(xuvʹcaa ezemšigč)
— one who owns shares of stock
Norwegian Bokmål:
aksjonær
— one who owns shares of stock
Norwegian Bokmål:
aksjeeier
— one who owns shares of stock
Pashto:
سهم لرونکی
(sahm larunkay)
— one who owns shares of stock
Iranian Persian:
سَهامدار
(sahâm-dâr)
— one who owns shares of stock
Iranian Persian:
مُساهِم
(mosâhem)
— one who owns shares of stock
Polish:
akcjonariusz
— one who owns shares of stock
Polish:
akcjonariuszka
— one who owns shares of stock
Polish:
udziałowiec
— one who owns shares of stock
Portuguese:
acionista
— one who owns shares of stock
Romanian:
acționar
— one who owns shares of stock
Romanian:
acționară
— one who owns shares of stock
Russian:
акционе́р
(akcionér)
— one who owns shares of stock
Russian:
акционе́рка
(akcionérka)
— one who owns shares of stock
Russian:
владе́лец а́кций
(vladélec ákcij)
— one who owns shares of stock
Russian:
владе́лица а́кций
(vladélica ákcij)
— one who owns shares of stock
Russian:
держа́тель а́кций
(deržátelʹ ákcij)
— one who owns shares of stock
Russian:
держа́тельница а́кций
(deržátelʹnica ákcij)
— one who owns shares of stock
Serbo-Croatian:
део̀нича̄р
— one who owns shares of stock
Serbo-Croatian:
дио̀нича̄р
— one who owns shares of stock
Serbo-Croatian:
акцио̀на̄р
— one who owns shares of stock
Serbo-Croatian:
deòničār
— one who owns shares of stock
Serbo-Croatian:
diòničār
— one who owns shares of stock
Serbo-Croatian:
akciònār
— one who owns shares of stock
Slovak:
akcionár
— one who owns shares of stock
Slovak:
akcionárka
— one who owns shares of stock
Slovene:
délničar
— one who owns shares of stock
Slovene:
délničarka
— one who owns shares of stock
Lower Sorbian:
akcionaŕ
— one who owns shares of stock
Spanish:
accionista
— one who owns shares of stock
Spanish:
accionario
— one who owns shares of stock
Swahili:
mwenye hisa
— one who owns shares of stock
Swahili:
mwanahisa
— one who owns shares of stock
Swedish:
aktieägare
— one who owns shares of stock
Tagalog:
kasapi
— one who owns shares of stock
Tajik:
саҳмдор
(sahmdor)
— one who owns shares of stock
Thai:
ผู้ถือหุ้น
(pûu-tʉ̌ʉ-hûn)
— one who owns shares of stock
Turkish:
aksiyoner
— one who owns shares of stock
Turkish:
hissedar
— one who owns shares of stock
Ottoman Turkish:
حصهدار
(hissedar)
— one who owns shares of stock
Turkmen:
paýdar
— one who owns shares of stock
Turkmen:
paýçy
— one who owns shares of stock
Turkmen:
maýadar
— one who owns shares of stock
Ukrainian:
акціоне́р
(akcionér)
— one who owns shares of stock
Ukrainian:
акціоне́рка
(akcionérka)
— one who owns shares of stock
Urdu:
حِصّے دار
(hisse dār)
— one who owns shares of stock
Uyghur:
پاي ئىگىسى
(pay igisi)
— one who owns shares of stock
Uyghur:
پاي قوشقۇچى
(pay qoshquchi)
— one who owns shares of stock
Uzbek:
aksiyador
— one who owns shares of stock
Uzbek:
aksiyachi
— one who owns shares of stock
Vietnamese:
cổ đông
— one who owns shares of stock
Vietnamese:
người có cổ phần
— one who owns shares of stock
Welsh:
cyfranddaliwr
— one who owns shares of stock
Yiddish:
אַקציאָנער
(aktsyoner)
— one who owns shares of stock
Zazaki:
hisedar
— one who owns shares of stock
Zazaki:
wahêr (diq)
— one who owns shares of stock